501x Layshaft and gear mesh.

[jhammond]

Just a few quick things.

A) The slipper pad on the layshaft is rubbing slightly on the plastic piece that holds the layshaft bearings down... (It's built true) I'm worried that if I shim it further away, it will add friction to the drivetrain on the other side. Any advice?

B) When building the layshaft, it sometimes takes a few rebuilds to get the spur to run true. Any advice?

C) I've set the gear mesh with the classic paper trick. But it just sounds, well... Nasty. Has anyone else found this?

D) And the drivetrain just seems so noisy; It's had about four five-minute stints so far, and I was hoping it may free up. It's the spur and pinion making the noise. Is this likely to be the gear mesh? Even though in my opinion it's set perfectly.


Thank you in advance.